pretence
Meaning
noun
- a false or unsupportable quality
- an artful or simulated semblance
“under the guise of friendship he betrayed them” - pretending with intention to deceive
- imaginative intellectual play
- the act of giving a false appearance
“his conformity was only pretending”
Synonyms for pretence
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